While ghouls prowled the streets feasting on the dead, an army of Goths waited for their kinsmen to open the gates. The 410 Sack of Rome soon began .https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/2017/01/20/barbarians-at-the-gate-the-410-sack-of-rome/

The Goths sacked Rome in 410 BC a date that precedes the official fall of the Western Roman Empire by 66 years-yet in hind sight very predictable.

Historians debate the reasons for the fall of the Western Roman Empire (the Eastern half would endure for another 1000 years) but in the end it was the will of God that made it so.

Why? It’s hard to say other than to note that throughout biblical history God raises up one empire and takes another down. That even included his chosen people who fell into widespread idolatry.

The nations that were raised up the Assyrians and Babylonians respectively. God eventually punished both of those empires with yet another nation he raised up-the kingdom of the Medes and Persians.

Why should we Americans think we are any different or immune to be taken down?

Although the Founders were heavily influenced by Christianity we never were a Christian nation per se. The influence that Christianity has had over Western Europe waned long ago and it’s waned here as well. The signs are every where if a person chooses to look.

I’m not a prophet but I see things getting worse. God will put on the throne whom he chooses for his reasons. Stay tuned and involved but share the gospel in the hopes of changing the world one soul at a time.

In the meantime the barbarians are clearly at the gates.